Chapter 222 Chapter 4 Spy Satellites

Go back to the official office, find Teng Yi, and ask him to send someone to urgently summon Huan Yu back to Xianyang for discussion. Unexpectedly, Jing Jun heard the news and came here at this time. He knew that he had no part to accompany him, so he refused to give up.Both Ren Xiangteng and Teng used both soft and hard tactics. For example, if he said that he was newly married and was not suitable for an expedition, or that he was required to command the troops in Beijing, they would not move him. In the end, Xiang Teng and his two had no choice but to give in. Xiang Shaolong re-entered the palace to meet Xiao Pan, appointed Jing Jun as the other lieutenant general, and Lord Changping took charge of Duqi, with Zhao Dajiu acting as the deputy commander. Only then did the matter settle down .

According to this, go to the military camp outside the city to select elite soldiers, return all the old and weak to the place, and hand over the recruits to Mengwu Mengtian for training. Huanju came that night, and the three brothers, together with Huanju and Wuguo, spread out the map and studied the details of the march all night. Everyone took a nap in the morning, and then they split up. After Xiang Shaolong entered the palace, he held a meeting with Xiaopan, besides Lord Changping and Lu Buwei, there were also Wang Ling, Lao Ai and Empress Dowager Zhu Ji. Although Lu Buwei wanted to kill Xiang Shaolong, but for his own benefit, he never wanted Xiang Shaolong to lose this crucial battle that was related to the survival of the Qin family, so he acted very cooperative.

Until now, Xiang Shaolong realized how rich and powerful the Qin State is, there is no problem at all in the supply of food, weapons, vehicles and horses, Xiang Shaolong can have as much as he wants. After the meeting was over, Lu Buwei, Zhu Ji, and Lao Ai left one after another, and Xiang Shaolong said to Xiao Pan, Lord Changping, and Wang Ling: "Now the enemy has won consecutive battles, the five kingdoms are united, and the momentum is like a rainbow. If I rush to a decisive battle with the enemy, There is no doubt that we will be defeated. The only way is to make the enemy feel arrogant first, and then lure him further, and use the scorched-earth method to completely evacuate the people in the villages and counties along the way. Wait until the enemy's supply line is infinitely extended, away from the logistics The base only uses the steep mountains and dense forests to attack with surprise troops. If the winner is victorious, he will pursue and retreat. 90% sure of victory."

The eyes of the three people lit up at the same time. Xiang Shaolong said: "Among the main generals of the enemy, most of them are acquaintances who know me very well. They know that I have always been brave and not afraid of death. When they hear that I am leading the army, they will definitely guess that I will fight immediately. I will do as they wish. And retreated in a small defeat, pretending to build a fortress. At this time, summer is coming to an end, and autumn and winter are coming. The enemy does not want to miss the opportunity, and must launch a fierce attack before winter, hoping to at least capture the outer strategic cities approaching Xianyang. I am in Mincheng Arrange everything and wait for them to come to attack in winter. As long as they can win a game, they will be afraid of the snow on the road and they will run out of supplies, so they must retreat immediately, and that is our chance to chase after them. .”

Wang Ling Chijie sighed: "No wonder Duke Lu often recommended Xu Shaolong as a fierce general who has surpassed Bai Qi since Bai Qi. Just listen to Shaolong's tactics, and you will know that you use soldiers like swords, know yourself and the enemy, and you will never end in a hundred battles." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly and said, "It's easy to say, but it must be done carefully, and no mistakes are allowed. Fortunately, the commander of the coalition army is not Li Mu, otherwise it will definitely not fall into the trap." Xiao Pan said happily: "Even if the Grand Tutor meets Li Mu, I don't think he will give in too much, alas! I should have a good night's sleep tonight."

Lord Changping said: "Shaolong has come back triumphantly, and I will definitely hold a dozen or so banquets in Zuifenglou to congratulate Shaolong on victory." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After chatting and laughing for a while, Xiang Shaolong returned to the official office, and suddenly saw Xiang Baoer riding and playing with everyone in the square, his beloved wife and maidservants all came from the pasture, and Zhou Liang who hadn't seen him for a long time. Kneeling on the ground, he said in a loud voice: "Fortunately, Zhou Liang did not disgrace his life, and brought the Eagle King back."

Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said, "Where is the Eagle King?" Zhou Liang stood up proudly, sucking his lips and screaming full of music. The sound of breaking wind came from the sky. Xiang Shaolong was startled, and looked up, only to see a gray-black falcon with its wings spread five feet, swooping down, and landed on Zhou Liang's shoulder with the dexterity of a god. Observe the people and things around you coldly. Xiang Shaolong took a deep breath and said, "Doesn't this Eagle King need to use iron rings to restrain his feet and cover his head and eyes?"

Zhou Liang said proudly: "Of course not, otherwise, how could he be considered the king of eagles? It took the villain a year to find it, and another two years to train day and night before he dared to bring it back to see Lord Xiang. Hearing that Lord Xiang is going to lead an army to battle Hangu the day after tomorrow, Zhou Liang is willing to follow Lord Xiang and use the Eagle King to scout out the realities of the enemy for Lord Xiang, assuring that he can make great achievements." Wu Tingfang pulled Zhou Wei to Xiang Shaolong's side, and said with a smile, "This eagle king is spiritual, as if he understands Zhou Liang's words, no matter where we hid just now, this eagle can easily find it. Even hiding in the house, it can see through the windows and doors, which is really fun."

Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that it would be like having an extra spy satellite, spying on the enemy's situation at high altitude.He laughed loudly and said, "Since the Eagle King is in the battle, this battle is invincible." Zhou Liang yelled again, and the Eagle King flew up with wings and rushed towards the sky, turning into a small black spot hovering in an instant. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ The Eagle King circled and danced in the clear sky, and the endless Qin army stretched across the forest below. Qin's arms are mainly divided into army and navy.The latter is far behind the former in terms of development and importance due to practical needs.

The army is subdivided into three arms: chariot, cavalry and infantry. When chariot soldiers arrived in the Warring States period, their role had been greatly weakened compared to the Spring and Autumn Period, but in some situations, especially in plain warfare, their role was still there, such as rushing into the enemy's formation, disrupting the enemy's army formation, or using them to form active vehicles. Barriers, against the impact of the enemy, and so on. However, Xiang Shaolong was not good at using chariots because of the mountainous terrain in the area from Hangu to Xianyang, so he completely abandoned them for this expedition.Only cavalry and infantry.

After Xiang Shaolong's Baizhan Baodao came out, Xiao Pan ordered people to mass-produce it according to its shape. Uncle Qing personally instructed the craftsmen to refine a batch of thick-backed long swords, although they were far from the Baizhan with chrome. The sword, but it has greatly enhanced the chopping ability of the Qin cavalry when they charged into battle, and this is the first time it has been used. Out of the 100,000 people who went to the expedition, the cavalry accounted for more than 30,000, from the two divisions of Duqi and Suiyuan, and there were also 1,000 soldiers from the Wu family's elite regiment, which was Xiang Shaolong's main combat force. There are two types of infantry: light infantry and heavy infantry. They are all regular troops who have undergone strict training in their respective counties.Lightly armed infantry do not wear armor, but carry weapons such as bows and crossbows. They occupy the front row in wartime and specialize in killing enemies from a distance.Wearing bronze armor, the heavy infantry fought the enemy at close quarters with spears, spears, halberds and other long weapons. In Xiang Shaolong's expeditionary force, the light infantry accounted for 30,000, while the heavy infantry accounted for 40,000. In this era, the success or failure of a war depends not only on the use of the overall strategy, but also on how the general makes use of the strengths of each arm and how they coordinate with each other. As for the formation of the army, the trilogy system is adopted: five people form a team, fifty people form a village, and from there, until five thousand people form a tune, five tunes form a tune.Therefore, one is 25,000 people, and Xiang Shaolong's army strength is four. According to the Qin system, generals at all levels can have their own guards directly under their command, which are generally one-tenth of the troops under their command. Xiang Shaolong can increase his personal guards from 3,000 to 10,000 now. Due to the frequent battles, the leading generals in the army, such as Meng Ao and Wang He, would not disband even if the soldiers returned to the court.Therefore, once you become a leading general, not only will your status improve, but your strength will also increase a lot. Xiang Shaolong's military knowledge mainly comes from the 21st century. Although he studied and played with Mozi's art of war, he did not follow the rules. He separated the mixed arms and led the cavalry with Jing Jun and Teng Yi, while Huan Jue led the infantry. Behind, followed by Wu Guo's team of mules and horses. Because he made up his mind to lure the enemy deep, the main force of Huanju and Wuguo stayed in Mincheng. On the one hand, they strengthened their defenses and built fortifications and traps. The hardships of marching can also evacuate the residents of nearby villages, allowing them to safely retreat to the rear of Gaoling, Zhiyang and other big cities. The march was originally the top priority of the war, but fortunately, all the way to the front line was the safe official road in Qin State, and there was the Eagle King scouting the way, so the long-distance drive was extremely fast. Five days later, Xiang Shaolong's cavalry team passed Mincheng. On the right were Lishan, Zhushan and other large mountain ranges, and in the distance was Huashan, and the terrain began to undulate. In order to maintain the morale of the army, Xiang Shaolong set out every morning and set up camp in the afternoon to rest, so the soldiers did not have to work hard.After walking eastward from Mincheng for another ten days, we finally arrived at Mount Hua. If you hold the heart of play, there are indeed endless scenic spots along the way.In this scorching summer, green trees are flourishing, wild flowers are blooming, and the scenery is beautiful. It's a pity that everyone didn't want to watch it. On this dangerous road surrounded by mountains and ravines, sometimes there are cliffs rising into the blue sky on one side, and deep ravines that can crush people and horses on the other side. Passing by, I have to be careful, so as not to make mistakes. Zhou Liang became Xiang Shaolong's personal entourage, and the Eagle King flew back and landed on his shoulders from time to time. The intimacy of humans and animals made Xiang Shaolong admire him a lot. He now understands more and more why it is easy for the Qin people to attack the six eastern countries, but it is difficult for the six countries to attack Qin.Qin Guo relied on the natural danger under his feet, and the reason why he was able to use a clever trick this time was precisely because of this dangerous situation. In fact, the five countries were also in a state of war, and they were suspicious of each other. Only because the Qin people threatened too much, they temporarily stopped fighting and joined forces to attack Qin.Such a combination will never last.So it was Pang Nuan who replaced him. If there was no climate problem, he would go straight to Xianyang whenever he had the opportunity, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and collapse without a fight.Therefore, he does not have to worry about Pang Nuan not getting paid. After walking the five-day mountain road, they came to a place with relatively flat terrain. In the field full of mountain flowers, they met Meng Aofeng's team that was summoned back to Beijing. Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Jing Jun and Meng Ao held a simple ceremony of handing over the military rune documents in the commander's tent. Meng Ao was obviously older than before, his face was full of weather, his black hair turned white, and he kept his distance politely. He tirelessly detailed the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the front line, and his tone was not optimistic.In the end, he concluded: "Pang Nuan is worthy of being a well-known military strategist in the East. Now Chen Bing Hangu, it is clear that he is waiting for our army to come to help him, and then he will attack Xianyang in one fell swoop. Come, it can be seen that I have seen through Pang Nuan's intentions, and I will not confront him in an all-out confrontation, the old man is very happy." Xiang Shaolong secretly praised him as worthy of a famous general, he saw through his intention with just one glance, smiled slightly, and didn't answer. Meng Ao sighed suddenly, and said in a low voice, "May I have a private word with Shaolong." Teng Yi and the others were all knowledgeable and interesting people, so they hurriedly retreated out of the tent. Meng Ao looked up at the top of the tent, he didn't know where to start, and after a while, he sighed again and said: "I, Meng Ao, have never been willing to humbly beg for help, so I have never been liked by the people of Qin until I got Zhongfu Only those who are promoted can have the opportunity to show their ambitions, cross the battlefield, fight north and south, and make achievements." Xiang Shaolong nodded and said, "Everyone has their own experiences and standpoints, I understand that." Meng Ao withdrew his upward gaze, stared deeply at him and said: "I, Meng Ao, only have two sons, Shaolong saved them once, I hope Shaolong will not abandon them in the future, I will have something return." Xiang Shaolong was shocked, knowing that Meng Ao saw through Meng Wu and Meng Tian and turned to him. Meng Ao smiled wryly and said: "Lu Buwei will fight against you in the end, and Pang Nuan can't please him this time, but Shaolong must be careful about Li Mu. This man is a rare talent in military affairs. He has won every battle and has never been defeated. Afterwards, we still did not dare to attack Zhao lightly, precisely because of this person. If Shaolong wins the battle today, the Crown Prince will definitely entrust him with the heavy task of attacking Zhao. When encountering this person, we must be very careful." Xiang Shaolong's scalp became numb when he heard that, Wang He said so, and now Meng Ao said so again, after returning to Xianyang, he must immediately teach Xiao Pan to transfer Wang Jian back, then he will not have to fight against this peerless general who deserves everyone's respect up.Meng Ao sighed again, got up to say goodbye, and went out of the tent. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ The next day he set off from the camp and reached the rolling hills about 50 miles away from the Qin army's retreat. Xiang Shaolong ordered the camp to form a formation and build defensive fortifications, cutting off the only westward route. At this moment, Cheng Jun, the guard at the front line, rushed over after hearing the news, to meet his new immediate boss.When everyone inspected the situation at the top of a slope, Cheng Jun made a report. Xiang Shaolong said: "If my estimation is correct, the joint vertical army will launch a fierce attack after we arrive, try their best to destroy the defense and hit our army's morale, so you must retreat in batches these few nights." Cheng Jun said in horror: "It must not be done. If our army retreats, no one will stay and wait to die due to low morale. As long as the enemy continues to attack fiercely, they will be defeated without a fight. Moreover, the enemy's light cavalry is fast. Come, we may be in danger of annihilation." Xiang Shaolong said with a smile: "General Cheng's words are true, but our army just wants to make them think that I am inexperienced, so I made this fatal mistake. The biggest problem is to retreat without chaos, retreat without loss .” When Cheng Jun was stunned, Teng Yi said: "The first batch of us to retreat were only the wounded, sick, old and weak soldiers. At the same time, we announced the arrival of reinforcements to our army, and even exaggerated the arrival of 300,000 troops, led by Wang Jian and our General Xiang. This will surely stabilize the morale of the army and prevent chaos.” Cheng Jun was dumbfounded. Even though soldiers are not tired of deceit, they always deceive the enemy. It is indeed rare to deceive one's own people like this, but it has to be admitted that it is a wonderful way to stabilize the morale of the army. Xiang Shaolong is a legendary figure well-known in the Great Qin family. Although he has no great military achievements, he is the object of the Qin army's worship, and his reputation is extremely high, while Wang Jian has brilliant military achievements and is famous in the Northwest Territory.If these two famous generals join forces to lead the army to help, the morale will not be boosted. Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "General Teng and I will accompany General Cheng to sneak back to Jiandi after dark and make arrangements for everything. General Cheng and the Noble Department please rest for a while, recharge your spirits, and then we will be able to do things later." Cheng Jun understood and went happily. Xiang Shaolong and Teng Jing, led Zhou Liang, Eighteen Iron Guards and Wu family soldiers, galloped out of the camp to study the surrounding terrain, to see how to set up an ambush, in order to resist the pursuit of the enemy's Qingqi when they retreated. They didn't return to the camp until dusk, and after eating board, they and Cheng Jun dived towards the frontline positions. The Eagle King flew into the starry sky, and searched for the enemy's scouts first, and found eight enemies one after another, and let them avoid them first. When Cheng Jun saw that there was such a powerful flying scout in the world, he immediately admired him, and his confidence in Xiang Shaolong increased greatly. The Qin army's camp was set up on a high hill, close to the road heading west to Qin, with the mountain behind and the plain facing the plains, only ten miles away, the lights were like stars, and the mountains and plains were full of enemy camps, which made people feel palpitating. When Xiang Shaolong arrived, Cheng Jun delivered the news that Xiang Shaolong would come first as the vanguard and General Wang Jian would come later as ordered. Sure enough, the morale was greatly boosted, and everyone was gearing up for a counterattack. At this time, Teng Yi and Zhou Liang led a thousand Wujia elite soldiers who were good at climbing mountains and crossing mountains and fighting in the dark. , so as not to reveal the secret of withdrawing troops. Xiang Shaolong summoned more than a hundred generals to come to him, and after encouraging him, he ordered the wounded, sick and weak to be evacuated immediately, and everyone thought he was showing compassion, and happily accepted the order. By daybreak, Xiang Shaolong had sent away nearly 30,000 people, leaving only 120,000 stronger troops to guard the front line of the high base and deep ditch. Cheng Jun accompanied him to patrol around, climbed to a high place to look closely, and only then did he have a clear picture of the situation of the enemy and us. I saw that the enemy and we all set up camps and camps on high hills, taking advantage of various natural conditions such as woods, mountains, rocks and hills, cutting wood and erecting fences, which became effective defensive fortifications against arrows and stones, and dug several miles long trenches to form confrontation with each other. The place Meng Ao chose to set up his village was very favorable. On one side was the Yellow River, with water as a barrier, and on the other side was a cliff, which was difficult for birds to cross. Every high mountain has a strong wooden village, and nearly a hundred wooden villages echo each other. The defense can be said to be impeccable. No wonder they have been able to face off against the joint vertical army for three months. Cheng Jun pointed to more than a dozen building boats moored near the big river near the enemy camp, and said: "These are Wei people's boats, they brought food, equipment, and soldiers here, and there are a large number of equipment for attacking camps and villages. We're in a bad situation here." Teng Yi said: "How many large-scale attacks have they launched?" Cheng Jundao: "There were only two large-scale attacks at the beginning, but we repelled both of them with untold hardships, and both sides suffered heavy casualties." Xiang Shaolong looked across the endless plain separating the two sides, thinking about the tragic offensive and defensive battle that day, and thinking that old friends such as Han Chuang and Xu Yize might be spying on him from there, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings. Teng Yi looked at the enemy's endless camps and sea-like flags, took a deep breath and said, "No wonder General Meng is going to be defeated. Just looking at the layout of the enemy's camp, you can know that the enemy's leader knows the art of war. Now the enemy The strength of our army is more than five times that of ours. As long as we use fire attack and night attack, we can break through our fortress in less than ten days. It can be seen that they stand still and wait for our reinforcements to come. Just beat us." When Xiang Shaolong looked at the Eagle King hovering high in the sky, Cheng Jun pointed out the distribution of troops and the style of the flags of the five countries. Xiang Shaolong took a deep breath, put aside all disturbing thoughts, and ordered: "It's not too late. We'll pretend that the army has just arrived, lure the enemy to attack, and pile up firewood in the village, so Burn the village to stop the enemy, and then retreat in batches." Teng Cheng and the two suddenly took the order.